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The asnicf ~es,~,n net-i NJ. ntSsssarily
entail isileness on the farm. Much vaiu-
able work may he done in winter, and
by proper aud iajiciouS division of
farm duties the hurried lal,r of spring
NAV be somewhat avoided One great
source of loss ia winter is allowing the
shocks of corn 10 remain in the fields To
be injured by the. weather, as well as af-
foriing harlorins places for mice and
rermin, instead cf hauling the same to
the barn there to remove the ears Of
corn, and husking them. under shelter,
by which means the fodder will be bfigh
ter and letter. while every portion of the
stalk may he conveniently made Of some
value The straw stacks sho1li also be
carried 10 the barn; there, along with
the cornsialks. passed through a foslder
cutter. 10 I've reduced into very short
lengths, and either fed to stock or used
As bedding This may cost something
FOR labor but when il il considered that
unemployed help costs as much rs that
which can be put to service, the real val
ne of the labor is but very little. Every
onnce of food saved by careful prepera-
tion is clear gain, and the winter work
in that respect is but continuation of
that left over from the fall.
The manure heap is another winter
workshop. as it is the most important
material on the farm. No matter how
cold the weather may be, there are GER
tain times when the materials of the
manure heap require turning over, not
only TO require over heating but TO throw
the coarser portions to the center, where
they may, in turn, be reduced 10 fine
condition.
Without entering into the details of
the necessary repairs required for farm
buildings and fences, and for inspection
Of machinery and implements, the fat
tening of stock as winter occupation,
the work of which should be done COM
pleiely before spring in or,ior TO be in
readiness for the piow when tle frost
shall be out of the ground. Farming is
all-year-round business, and permits Of
no idle time. if rightly managed, as it
ineludes the growing of crops in fasora-
ble seasons, to be manuiacturedon The
farm into milk, butter and meat during
the periods when but little can be done
in other respects, for winter can really
b. made busy season if the farmer
snail - desire
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Sailors are scarce in this section AT pres
eat. and this gives rise to many amusing
attempts on the part Of our shipping
masters" TO enlist ''greenhorns. Geor-
gians generally are not of the rowing dis
position, and Georgia negroes are partic-
ularly ayerse to being carried to foreign
parts. Occasionally "cnllnd " man
takes into his head that there are other
places as good as home, and into him the
shipping master" plunges his talons
with rare relish. There is money in a
sailor who is not familiar with the ropes
and money is the shipping masters" de-
ity.
Forester Maxwell, colored, came down
on a raft OF timber the other day lnad-
vertentlv be exercised his vocal powers
On veritable sailor song. The shipping
master pricked uph his ears and chuckled
inwardly.
Know something about sailoring ?"
asked the wolf
Gness does. Fse been running on a
steamboat in the ribber. fer two months, .
answered the lamb
How would YOU like to 20 to Hol-
land continued the purveyor of tars.
~ Fast r tie, only Use got only one shirt
Nii me-" said the innocent darkey.
We'll, I'll buy anot ,er, and when YOU
10 Holland YOU can buy as many as
you want"
+" How fuT TO Holland?r
" \ little bit further than from Lumber
CITY to Darien."
"All right" said the guileless up coun-
try darky, il Jim Pearson comes down
on raft in de mornin' ak him to tell
Eliza that Use going to Holland and
won't be book for two or three days"
Forester Maxwell is now, much TO his
discontinue, We imagine, sailing the
8rean blue on the Brit sh bark Perpetua.
while the willy shipping master, with a
swelled purse, is on the lookout for new
victims Dorioi fGa.) Gasette.
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BALTIMORE MAlL-No. Ut
AccoNNoDArioN-No a.

Passengers for points east
al lockwood.
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The symptoms of Biliousness are un-
happily bat too well known. They diff
fer in different individuals TO some ex-
tent a Bilious man is seldom Il break
fast eater. Too frequently, alas, he has
an excellent appetite for liquids but none
for solids of a morning. His tonge viii
hardly bear in 'pection at any time; if il
is not white and iurred, it is rough, at all
events.
The digestive system is wholly out OF
srder and Diarrhoea or Constipation may
be a symptom or the two may alternate
There are often Hemorrhoids or even
loss of blood. There may be giddiness
and often headache and aeilitv or fiatu-
lence and tenderness in the pit Of the
stomach. To correct all this if not effec,
cure Try GREEN'S Iag,ta F7o'rr, il costs
but \ trifie and thousands attest its eff
(.acv
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Don't

let that cold Of yours run on. You think
II j. iigh; thing. But il may run into
catarrh. Or into pneumonia. Or con-
sumption.
Catarrh Is disgusting. Pneumonia Is
dangerous. Consumption is death itself
The breathing apparatus must be kept
healthy and clear Of all ot,structions and
offensive matter. Otherwise there is
trouble ahead
An the diseases of these parts. head.
nose, throat, bronchial tubes and lungs,
can be delightfully."- and entirely cured by
the use Of Bc.chee's German Syrup. If
YOU don't know this already, thousands
and thousands of people can tell you.
They have been cured by ii. and know
how il is, themselves Bottle only 20
cents. Ask any druggist.
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An ignorant Californian.

Omaha Man Live in California, eh ?
Wonderful boom going on there, ! hear?''
California Man" Boom ?"
Yes. Don't you know what boom
isg
4" / never heard ofone What is it? p"
=" Why. prices Of real estate way up in
the air" Everybody valuing his ground
al a small fortune foot
That's queer. There's nothing of the
kind in California. Everybody is starry
Ing and can't give their land awav"
We'll. well? What business are Won
in there, any way
=" Iin a tax assessor "-Onala World.
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REGULAR physicians very rarely ex-
pr-s favorable opinion Of my proprie-
tary remedy, but Gilmore's Aromatic
Wine is marked exception 10 the rule
II has he hearty endorsement OF many Of
the leading physicians Of the country.
Dr- Herman c. Evarts. Physician and
Surgeon OF the Bremen Line Of Steamers.
sriies.-" II gives me pleasure to testify
that have carefully examined Gilmores
Aromatic vine. and canpoi too strongly
urge lis u~. in these cases for which it is
recommended. T.s Jefs.uis as god one. =
The Gilmone ReuseAie~ are for sale bv
Biesecker x SNYDER, Mammoth Block.
Soner~et, Pa.
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Terms: P0ST4GE PREPAID. $500
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Vol. TX. begins November L, 1887.
1888.
HARPER'S MAGAZINE.
ILLUSTRATED.

HaRPER's MAGaztNE is an organ of pro-
gressivethonglii and movement IN every de
pariment OF life Besides other attractions
il will contain. during the coming year IN
por;ani articles, SuIer,,y illustrated on the
Great Wc,i articles un American and for
eign industry beautifully illustrated papers
on Scotland, Norway. Switzerland Algiers,
and the West Indies new novels by vii
liam Black and W. D. Howeils novel
ettrs. each complete IN a single number
by Heary James Eafcadio Htarn. and
Ameiie Rives shori stories by Miss Wool
son and other popular writers. aud iiiusira-
teal papers ri slSsc';ai artistic and literary in
iere>t. The editorial Departments are con
Dean HOwells, aud Charles Dudlev Warmer.
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Advice to the Girls.

Do noi estimate the worth of younc
man by his ability to talk sof, nonsense,
nor by the length Of his mustaciie.
DO not Imagine that an extra ribbon
tied about the neck, can remely the de-
feet of a soiled COLA or an natidy dress.
If your dress is inconvenienily long.
and gentleman steps upon it, don't he
angry, bnt meekly beg his pardon, as you
ought. Always cherish Jartiali,, for
the smell ef dishwater--ii is more ronau-
Give to health and far less expensive
than Bouquef of Elen.7
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Ii is therefore indispensable 20 everyone who
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or his family general intelligence or literary
-
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AFTER using Ely's Cream Balm two
months | was surprised and delighted -
find that the right nostril which was
closed up entirely for over twenty years,
was open and free as the other, and can
use il now as | could not do for many
years. ] feel very thankfuI.-R. II. Cres-
sengham, 275, 18th ST., Brooklyn.
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Hon. Simon Cameron once said: :.
had the advantage ofstarting in life poor.
and nay son Don had the advantage Of
starting r,ch. yet my advantages wer.
greater than his"
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An epitome of everything that j. attractive
AID desirable in Juvenile iiteranure.-B Bostos
Cosrier
weekly feast Of good things to the boys
and girls in every family which it visits
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Shiloh's Nitalizer is what you need for
Constipation. Los of Appetite. Dizziness.
and ali symptoms of Dyspepsia. Price 10
and IS cents per bottle. Sold by Geo. W.
Benford 4 Son.
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sleeplcss nights made miserable by that
terrible cough. shiloh's Cure Is the rem
edy for you. Sold by Geo W. Benfor,l 4
Son.
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VIII You suffer with Dyspepsia and
Liver Complaint. Shiloh's yitalizer is
guaranteed to cure you Sold by Geo. W.
Benford d Son.
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The Nnlumes of the Weekly begin with
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The wise prove, and the foolish confess
by their conduct, that life of employ
ment is the only life worth living
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WESr ROLNp rRALNv

THE time given is Eastern Standard Time.l
Mail Trains connect az Rockwood with trains
10 and if0ta Somerset ard Johnytown st Iiynd-
man With rains 20 and from Bedford az Garrett
with trains Ia sud ron Berlin al Salisbury June
ton Win trains 70 and frum salisbury
~ I'''H Sap for Pis~ligeHs 'esrre Tine IS t.issa.
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For lame back, side orchesi, use Shiloh's
Porous Plaster. Price % cents. Sold by
Geo. W. Benford & Son.
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Group, Whooping Cough and Bronchi-
It's Immediately relieved by Shiloh's Cure.
Sold by Geo. w. Benford & Son.
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1888.
Harper's Bazaar.
ILLUSTRATED.

HskPEE BAztn J. a home journal IA
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lis p:iiicrn-slieci and fashion i,latc supple
meniS vIll alone help iadits ia save man,
TIMES the cost 81 the subscription. and III.
pcrs oi social etiquette decorative. ar; he.t.,-
Keeping IN all it, hFanei,ss. cookery. etc
make II useful IN ,ycry lingSeiio.,!. and +,
true pr"nlnirr uf economy IT. e,iitorial-
ar marked bv grsi sense. and not y lire is
admitted to IL columns thar conid offafsi
the ulost fistidiuu- taste
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LOCKWOOD ACCOMMODATIONS 81
Lslir,x irrires
SOMERSET -......-.t,00 , IN Roeksrood -.-6.15 J. m
Milford p m
Passengers leaving or this train can make CON
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east aud west.
Daily Daily excefa sunday.
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1888.
HARPER'S WEEKLY.
il.isUsTRATED

HARPEgs WEEKLY has a weil-esfabiished
place a. tie icadI,s illustrated newspaper IN
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WINTER WRAPS. cLoAxs, ETC.

Most complete assortment Of Ladies.
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SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE!
PROSPECTUS FOR 1888 BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS NUMBER

The holiday ready containing
usual 55 cents poems
tngushi and
are for
ROBERT LOUIS STEVES @ % a viii Ey S4as @ a %T s G na ]
familiar will
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with
the famous Strange Case Dr. Jekyi Mr. HYDE
RAILWAY ACCDFNTS by W cMaPtS Enl be the g of
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ILLUSTRATED ARTICLES S a VIII sH s s The Cam %
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Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure
i sold by us on. guarantee. 1tcnres Con-
sumption Sold by Geo w Benford < Son
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Club Prices for the Best Home and
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soMERsEr AccoNNoDArIoN-So. % +
SoUTH-B0GND TRAINS.

Passengers for Somerset frum the east and west
on the Pittsburgh Division, change cars al Rock
wool.
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That Hacking Cough can be SO quickly
cured by Shiloh's Cure. Weguarantce it..
Sold by .. w Benfprd 4 Son.
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LITTELLS LIVING AGE!
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HARPER'S PERIODICALS.

Postigc F'ee 10 an subscribers il he United
Suites CaSaaa. nj N-rico
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" NJ CLEMENTS. Manager.
c. X. LORD, gen'l Pass. Agt
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
BdLTIH0RE & one RaILRoID-
SOMERSET & cANBRI4 BR4NcH
DISTANCE AND FARE
NoRTHB0UND TRIMS.

winter ArranssmsDi-lu eject since Nov. 20, 81.
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The following is the experience of a
Baltimore Butcher IL have suffered with
bad headaches for years and have tried
many remedies without obtaining relief
| was advised to give Salvation Oil trial
and it has entirely cured me-
ED. BALTZ,
La Favette Market. Baltimore. Nd.
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Per Year:

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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-12-22
M1s ATH~EsssSlg,|i2A'IiA
Ar
Annual Meeting of the N. C. Farmers As
ISOLATION.

Annual Meeting of the N. C. Farmers As
ISOLATION.
This Association was organized at
the Farmers Mass Convention, which
was held in the city of Raleigh, Janu
airy 26, 1887, by electing a President,
one Vice President for each Congress
ional District in the State, a Secretary
and an Executive Committee Of five.
It adopted a Constitution and By
Laws for its government. 1t adjourn
ed to meet in the city of Greensboro
OH the second Wednesday in January,
1885. The Constitution restricts the
membership of the Association to
such only as have their chief interests
in farming Each county in the State
is entitled to as many votes in the
body as it has members in the lower
branch of our Legislature, but in no
manner restricts the number of quail
fed delegates who are to cast these
votes.
The object and purpose OF the Asso-
citation is to take such action as may
best improve and promote the agricul-
tural interests Of our people. This is
TIE broad basis upon which it is found
ed and il hopes to have the hearty ap-
proval and cooperation Of every farm
er in our State.
Although called without organized
effort or formulated plan, the Conven-
ton of last January was composed Of
nearly four hundred farmers repre-
senting forty-three counties. We earn
estly hope that every county in the
State will be represented in our meet
ing in Greensboro.
Let the farmers in each county in
the State call meetings at once and
elect delegates Gas many as will Gomez
and give them certificates, to the end
that all sections and the interests of
all sections may be represented. Re
duced rates on railroads have been Sc
cured and the agents are instructed to
issue round tri p tickets to all dele
gates. Reduced rates have also been
secured at the hotels and boarding
houses in Greensboro.
A Farmers Institute will be held
during the session. Able and distin-
guished agriculturists will be present
to address the body on important top
les connected with agriculture. Every
effort will be made to render the occa
sion interesting AID profitable.
ELIAS CARR, President t.